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Lesson 83: For the Teacher

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The for-form is “for,” and it is also the person to whom a gift is given. Lesson 34: He Gives already has छात्राय. This lesson adds नमः, “a bow,” an indeclinable. नमः takes the for-form of the one you bow to.

गुरवे नमः। “A bow to the teacher.” देवाय नमः। “A bow to the god.”

A purpose can be the for-form of an abstract: शुभतायै, “for the sake of goodness.” शुभता follows छात्रा, so the for-form is शुभतायै.

SentenceMeaning
गुरवे नमः।A bow to the teacher. गुरुलाई नमस्कार।
अहं देवाय जलं ददामि।I give water to the god.
छात्रा शुभतायै पठति।The woman student studies for the sake of goodness.
भिक्षवे अन्नं दातव्यम् अस्ति।Food is to be given to the monk. भिक्षुः takes the for-form भिक्षवे, like गुरवे. अन्नम् is written अन्नं before a consonant.

Practice

  1. Say गुरवे नमः, then देवाय नमः।
  2. Say अहं देवाय जलं ददामि।
  3. Say भिक्षवे अन्नं दातव्यम् अस्ति।

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Lesson 84: Than the Teacher uses the from-form as “than.”